Strategies for waste management in small and medium towns of developing countries : a case study of India

This paper evaluates the issues of waste management in small and medium towns (SMTs) (with population in the range of 10,000-100,000) of India, and identifies the need for a multi-disciplinary approach encompassing technological, economic and financial aspects of the issues to effect improvements. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 47(2003), 12 vom: 19., Seite 277-83
1. Verfasser: Sundaravadivel, M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vigneswaran, S
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2003
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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